# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1358 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1359 --- ## [Michigan traffic court defense strategies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-traffic-court-defense-strategies/503452)
**Author:** [@ambushed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ambushed)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2013, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-traffic-court-defense-strategies/503452 "2013-02-09T14:51:08Z")
After 20 years with a perfect driving record, I earned myself a speeding ticket driving through a little burg in Michigan a while back. My formal hearing is Moon-day Monday (i.e., 2 days from now), where I’ll be defendi… --- ## [Older Dog Died, What to do with Younger Dog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dog-died-what-to-do-with-younger-dog/649400)
**Author:** [@BottledBlondJeanie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BottledBlondJeanie)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2013, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dog-died-what-to-do-with-younger-dog/649400 "2013-02-09T12:52:35Z")
Until last week I had two dogs, one an over 13-year female purebred lab, the other a rescued neutered around 4-year old male Catahoula. My lab went from still acting like a pup to dying of metastasized cancer all over … --- ## [BB cream?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bb-cream/648125)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2013, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bb-cream/648125 "2013-02-09T07:55:04Z")
I’d been hearing the term “bb cream” recently and even, during my very first facial ever this fall, asked the girl doing it what a bb cream was. She’d heard of them but didn’t know what they were, either. So I finally l… --- ## [Explain this cartoon to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-cartoon-to-me/649325)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2013, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-cartoon-to-me/649325 "2013-02-09T05:59:52Z")
Can someone explain this cartoonto me? Like, what’s supposed to be funny about it? I do not get it. Usually I’m pretty good at this sort of thing, but this one’s flying right over my head. I know what an aphid is, and I… --- ## [Lawyers/Law Students re: Bar Prep Courses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyers-law-students-re-bar-prep-courses/649617)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2013, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyers-law-students-re-bar-prep-courses/649617 "2013-02-09T05:40:12Z")
I will graduate from law school this May. Many of you have talked about Kaplan or Barbri as excellent preps for the Bar exam. Here’s my problem: I have a child. I have to work. I can’t go without income for two mont… --- ## [Lawn mower recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawn-mower-recommendations/649590)
**Author:** [@Cumberdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumberdale)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2013, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawn-mower-recommendations/649590 "2013-02-09T04:54:21Z")
My old mower is on it last legs so I’m looking for a new one. I don’t have a large yard so it doesn’t need to be huge. I’d prefer a push mower that mulches so I don’t have to mess with trash bags. Also, I’m thinking of… --- ## [What have you had more of, jobs or SOs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-had-more-of-jobs-or-sos/649737)
**Author:** [@Altivu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Altivu)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2013, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-had-more-of-jobs-or-sos/649737 "2013-02-09T04:41:50Z")
Just a silly mundane little poll that popped up in my head. You can use your own terms for what constitutes a job or a significant other. I’m thinking the results are gonna be kinda obvious, but I guess I’d just like t… --- ## [When is reading the primary source material worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-reading-the-primary-source-material-worth-it/649760)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2013, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-reading-the-primary-source-material-worth-it/649760 "2013-02-09T04:34:08Z")
I am talking about works of art or science that have been commented on so extensively, that more people know about the works from their commentary rather than from reading the source material. Lets use the example of Fr… --- ## [How Does Your Depression Manifest Itself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-your-depression-manifest-itself/649118)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2013, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-your-depression-manifest-itself/649118 "2013-02-09T03:13:16Z")
I’ve been reading a few books about depression lately. Right now I’m reading ‘‘The Noonday Demon’’ and I can relate a lot to the author’s symptoms, but this guy describes himself as crying all the time during these majo… --- ## [Robotics kits for kids - any suggestions, particularly for "master"/multi-use kits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robotics-kits-for-kids-any-suggestions-particularly-for-master-multi-use-kits/649270)
**Author:** [@sangfroid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sangfroid)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2013, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robotics-kits-for-kids-any-suggestions-particularly-for-master-multi-use-kits/649270 "2013-02-09T02:31:50Z")
Think along the lines of Legos® - you can buy large multi-use packs, or very specific kits good for only one use (like a bulldozer, say). I’d like to purchase a start up robotics kit for my son that can be re-purposed in… --- ## [My dog hasn't pooped in three days because of, I think, antibiotics he's on. Suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-hasnt-pooped-in-three-days-because-of-i-think-antibiotics-hes-on-suggestions/649717)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2013, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-hasnt-pooped-in-three-days-because-of-i-think-antibiotics-hes-on-suggestions/649717 "2013-02-09T02:26:11Z")
I know I can get an answer easily enough even from the vet’s secretary, but I thought opening it up to GQ would be interesting. He had some undetermined simple gastroenteritis, and was pooping yellow soup for almost a w… --- ## [Helpful reminder on creating poll options](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helpful-reminder-on-creating-poll-options/649595)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2013, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helpful-reminder-on-creating-poll-options/649595 "2013-02-09T00:57:18Z")
This is far from a pitting, more like a helpful reminder. When you make a poll, you need to have an “other”, “I don’t know”, or some kind of other snarky option at the bottom just in case the entire SD universe doesn’t … --- ## [What's your "default" sleep position?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-default-sleep-position/649596)
**Author:** [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2013, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-default-sleep-position/649596 "2013-02-08T23:01:55Z")
I know from experience that intentionally sleeping on my back with my arms at my sides keeps me from waking up with back pain, but if I let my body do what it wants, my default sleep position is on my side, with the same… --- ## [What are some must have apps for your phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-must-have-apps-for-your-phone/649550)
**Author:** [@Crime\_Scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crime_Scene)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2013, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-must-have-apps-for-your-phone/649550 "2013-02-08T22:26:42Z")
Well, just got one of those Samsung Galaxy Notes. It is my first smartphone, well not my first, I had an iPhone I never bothered to figure out, but it is the first one I’ve actually really gotten into. What are some ap… --- ## [Does BET own MTV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-bet-own-mtv/649515)
**Author:** [@juck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/juck)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2013, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-bet-own-mtv/649515 "2013-02-08T21:28:11Z")
Has anyone noticed that white people have almost been phased out on MTV? --- ## [Mistakes with significant others](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistakes-with-significant-others/649556)
**Author:** [@Tollhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tollhouse)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2013, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistakes-with-significant-others/649556 "2013-02-08T20:30:37Z")
What are some mistakes people make in SO relationships? Here’s one I experienced…insisting on seeing an ex “just for coffee” when they know it hurts you and they previously agreed to not meet up with their ex:mad: --- ## [Poorly-healed fracture. Malpractice exposure or just bad luck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poorly-healed-fracture-malpractice-exposure-or-just-bad-luck/649655)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2013, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poorly-healed-fracture-malpractice-exposure-or-just-bad-luck/649655 "2013-02-08T19:40:08Z")
I’d like to find out if this situation, as described to me, might rise to a level of medical malpractice. This is an auto accident, not worker’s compensation. Names have been changed: Miguel was injured in a bad car acc… --- ## [I can't believe that really happened, but it did!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-that-really-happened-but-it-did/649665)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2013, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-that-really-happened-but-it-did/649665 "2013-02-08T18:44:36Z")
Anyone know some crazy real life happenings that sound too crazy to be real? I’ve posted before about how Dan Rather wanted to write a story on heroin, so he went to the police and they shot him up with seized heroin! T… --- ## [Give me ideas for a bachelor party in the Charlotte, NC area](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-ideas-for-a-bachelor-party-in-the-charlotte-nc-area/649496)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2013, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-ideas-for-a-bachelor-party-in-the-charlotte-nc-area/649496 "2013-02-08T18:23:38Z")
My best friend is getting married, and being the Best Man, I’m in charge of this bachelor party shin-dig. But I don’t live anywhere near Charlotte, so I don’t know what there is to do. The date is April 18th (a Thursday… --- ## [Is Nashville, TN worth considering for a vacation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-nashville-tn-worth-considering-for-a-vacation/649182)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2013, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-nashville-tn-worth-considering-for-a-vacation/649182 "2013-02-08T17:46:05Z")
I’ve got a $400 Southwest Airlines voucher due to being bumped off my flight last week. I’m considering Nashville for a vacation. I enjoy watching the Nashville Predators hockey team. I’d also like to see if Nashville li… --- ## [Off to NYC/New England for vacation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-to-nyc-new-england-for-vacation/649584)
**Author:** [@Future\_Londonite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Future_Londonite)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2013, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-to-nyc-new-england-for-vacation/649584 "2013-02-08T16:55:05Z")
Hello Dopers…my better half and myself are off to the US for two weeks in June :smiley: Part of itinerary is to start in New York City however the other half is keen on experiencing ‘New England’ - either Hamptons or Bo… --- ## [Hints that a woman is loose](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hints-that-a-woman-is-loose/649441)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2013, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hints-that-a-woman-is-loose/649441 "2013-02-08T16:22:10Z")
If you’re out at a bar, a ball game, or wake and there’s a whole lot of women prancing around, which ways do you pick out a cheap whore? The reason is unimportant. It doesn’t matter if you are looking for a good time, t… --- ## [Hints on otc sleeping pill withdrawal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hints-on-otc-sleeping-pill-withdrawal/649711)
**Author:** [@rossycheeksus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rossycheeksus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2013, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hints-on-otc-sleeping-pill-withdrawal/649711 "2013-02-08T16:10:27Z")
:confused:Hello Everyone! I have been taking OTC sleeping pills, specifically diphenhydramine( aka benadryl) for about 14 years now. I was taking an average of 400 mg ( 8 max. strength pills) every night. I have quit … --- ## [I'm so tired in the morning? What are my options?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-tired-in-the-morning-what-are-my-options/649634)
**Author:** [@spunkymuzicnote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spunkymuzicnote)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2013, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-tired-in-the-morning-what-are-my-options/649634 "2013-02-08T14:54:11Z")
I go to bed at a decent hour but am still really tired for work in the morning, to the point where I almost nod off throughout the morning. I don’t like the taste of coffee and don’t care for the idea of becoming depend… --- ## [Showing Cleavage Then Covering It- Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/showing-cleavage-then-covering-it-why/647892)
**Author:** [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Replies:** 570\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2013, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/showing-cleavage-then-covering-it-why/647892 "2013-02-08T14:39:16Z")
Why do many women wear shirts that show cleavage, then move their hands to cover it up, by moving the shirt up or closing their outer garment, when a man is talking with them? Why not just don’t wear a shirt that shows c… --- ## [Risky question:Would u date a white woman with a half black child?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/risky-question-would-u-date-a-white-woman-with-a-half-black-child/649513)
**Author:** [@juck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/juck)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2013, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/risky-question-would-u-date-a-white-woman-with-a-half-black-child/649513 "2013-02-08T13:30:44Z")
As a white man of course. It seems I come across this question in the dating world a lot these days. I sometimes meet these women who prefer black men for most part but wanna date me lol. I always hear"my ex beat me up a… --- ## [Need help dealing with a manipulative liar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-dealing-with-a-manipulative-liar/649569)
**Author:** [@OneDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneDay)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2013, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-dealing-with-a-manipulative-liar/649569 "2013-02-08T12:08:54Z")
I’d really appreciate any and all opinions and advice in dealing with my fiance’s ex-wife. We are all 40-ish and have teenagers. Ex-wife took out a loan about a year before their divorce in his name – she forged his … --- ## [Recommend some car tires!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-car-tires/649399)
**Author:** [@Toucanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toucanna)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2013, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-car-tires/649399 "2013-02-08T08:30:31Z")
A few years ago, I bought an older, smallish AWD station wagon (UK: estate wagon). It came with Uniroyal Long Touring A/S tires (225/60/16 97T M+S). I am very pleased with their performance but, one of them suffered dam… --- ## [Which celebrity is this woman talking about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrity-is-this-woman-talking-about/649497)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2013, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrity-is-this-woman-talking-about/649497 "2013-02-08T08:17:24Z")
I guess this could have gone into Cafe Society too - your call, mods. In this Dear Prudence column, a woman says she is considering a fling with an unnamed celeb. Lower down in the column, the woman says it is NOT one … --- ## [Do I want a tablet? Which one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-want-a-tablet-which-one/649545)
**Author:** [@Blackberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackberry)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2013, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-want-a-tablet-which-one/649545 "2013-02-08T07:46:46Z")
I have a laptop that’s always with me at home and at work, and a Kindle for when I’m in a waiting room or something. So I don’t think I need a tablet for anything really. I don’t think I’d have much reason to watch TV or… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1357) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1359)